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Industrial Archaeology

Future Directions

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Editors:
  1. Eleanor Conlin Casella

    1. University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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  2. James Symonds

    1. Graduate School of Archaeology, ARCUS, Sheffield, UK

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  • Collected papers presented at the 24th Annual Conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group
  • Brings together some of the foremost research and public archaeologists working on industrial archaeology
  • Highlights current thinking in industrial archaeology, and explores future theoretical and methodological directions
  • Will interest historical and urban archaeologists, historians, preservation agencies, archaeological consultancy groups

Part of the book series: Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology (CGHA)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Re-Thinking Industrial Archaeology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. “Social Workers”

      • Eleanor Conlin Casella
      Pages 3-31

    3. Experiencing Industry

      • James Symonds
      Pages 33-57

    4. Industrial Archaeology

      • Marilyn Palmer
      Pages 59-75

    5. After Industrial Archaeology?

      • David Cranstone
      Pages 77-92

  3. The Conservation of Industrial Monuments and Landscapes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. From Valves to Values

      • Kate Clark
      Pages 95-119

    3. Publishing and Priority in Industrial Archaeology

      • David Gwyn
      Pages 121-134

    4. Gas and Grain

      • David Worth
      Pages 135-154

    5. Exploring Mrs. Gaskell’s Legacy

      • Malcolm A. Cooper
      Pages 155-173

  4. Archaeologies of the Factory and Mine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
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    2. The Social Archaeology of Industrialisation

      • Michael Nevell
      Pages 177-204

    3. Technological Innovation in the Early 19th Century Irish Cotton Industry

      • Colin Rynne
      Pages 205-215

    4. Building a Working Class Archaeology

      • Randall H. McGuire, Paul Reckner
      Pages 217-241

    5. Cultural Identity and the Consumption of Industry

      • Stephen A. Mrozowski
      Pages 243-260

    6. The Industrial Archaeology of Entertainment

      • Martin Hall
      Pages 261-278

    7. Colonisation in the Industrial Age

      • Susan Lawrence
      Pages 279-298

  5. Commentary

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 299-299
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    2. Concluding Comments

      • Mary C. Beaudry
      Pages 301-314
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About this book

Eleanor Conlin Casella and James Symonds th The essays in this book are adapted from papers presented at the 24 Annual Conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group, held at the University of Manchester, in December 2002. The conference session “An Industrial Revolution? Future Directions for Industrial Arch- ology,” was jointly devised by the editors, and sponsored by English Heritage, with the intention of gathering together leading industrial and historical archaeologists from around the world. Speakers were asked to consider aspects of contemporary theory and practice, as well as possible future directions for the study of industrialisation and - dustrial societies. It perhaps ?tting that this meeting was convened in Manchester, which has a rich industrial heritage, and has recently been proclaimed as the “archetype” city of the industrial revolution (McNeil and George, 2002). However, just as Manchester is being transformed by reg- eration, shaking off many of the negative connotations associated st with factory-based industrial production, and remaking itself as a 21 century city, then so too, is the archaeological study of industrialisation being transformed. In the most recent overview of industrial archaeology in the UK, Sir Neil Cossons cautioned that industrial archaeology risked becoming a “one generation subject”, that stood on the edge of oblivion, alongside th the mid-20 century pursuit of folklife studies (Cossons 2000:13). It is to be hoped that the papers in this volume demonstrate that this will not be the case.

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David Cranstone revists earlier debates in the field concerning whether industrial archaeology is best considered a thematic or period discipline and comes down firmly in support of the latter, arguing, in fact, that industrial archaeology should not exist at all. This provocative essay, a standout of the volume, situates industrial archaeology within a broad range of academic contexts, and throws some needed criticism on the tendency for archaeological studies...to jump to the broadest topics (capitalism, colonialism, etc) using highly selective case studies to make assertions that lack analytical rigor....Mary Beaudry's closing commentary, however, ends the volume on a clear note. Beaudry remains wary of calls to unify research into the past under one banner, nothing that the project at hand allows considerable room for different narratives pitched at different analytical scales. She argues further, in agreement with a contributor in this volume, that a key to sustaining the viability of archaeology lies in continuing advocacy not only for the preservation of monuments and landscapes but also of people's lifeways.

Paul White
IA: Journal of the Society for Industrial Archaeology
vol. 36, no.1

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    Eleanor Conlin Casella

  • Graduate School of Archaeology, ARCUS, Sheffield, UK

    James Symonds

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